"This character is really getting more and more irritable..."
He smiled again and shook his head. Before Pei Wende could finish his words, Zen Master Lingyou's voice took over from behind him.
"To say that you have a frizzy personality, don't you have the same temperament?"
Zen Master Lingyou, who seemed to appear out of thin air, twisted his beads and said to Pei Wende with a smile.
"It's obviously a big deal like coming down the mountain to recognize your relatives, but you didn't tell me from the beginning to the end..."
"If your brother hadn't taken the initiative to go up the mountain and explain the situation to me, how long would you have decided to hide it from me?"
This seemingly simple complaint revealed Zen Master Lingyou’s concern for Pei Wende.
"It's not a big deal in the first place. You just think it's too complicated."
Pei Wende shrugged slightly, turned around and said with an innocent face.
"It's not like I've never gone down the mountain before..."
"I'm only going to Changsha for two days this time. I'll be back soon anyway."
What Pei Wende said is indeed true, but Zen Master Lingyou, who has a father-son relationship with him, does not accept this trick.
"You bastard, can this be the same thing?"
Staring at Pei Wende fiercely, Zen Master Lingyou was about to raise his hand to knock the other person on the head as before, but was surprised to find that he was somewhat out of reach.
"That's all! People will grow up after all!"
Slowly putting down his arms, Zen Master Lingyou sighed with sadness or joy, not sure whether it was sadness or joy.
"Old monk, what you said is wrong!"
"No matter how I grow up, I was raised by you, and I won't forget you just because I have another father."
After seeing the situation, Pei Wende immediately knelt down obediently, and then "looked up" to his master as before.
"Look, it's like this."
"You can beat me up anytime you want, and that will never change."
Looking at the playful and smiling Pei Wende, Zen Master Lingyou's sadness instantly turned into dumbfounding.
"You brat, do you think this is what your master is worried about?"
"You and Jushi Pei are blood relatives. No matter how much you deny it, it's useless."
"I just want you to know that no matter what happens to you over there, Tongqing Temple will always welcome you, and I will always be on your side."
Directly past Pei Wende who was squatting on the ground, Zen Master Lingyou's hunched back looked extremely tall at this moment.
"Pei Wende, starting from today, you are out of the army!"
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After a while.
Zen Master Lingyou had already joined the lively atmosphere at the back mountain waterfall, but Pei Wende was still squatting near the back door of the yard and had not gotten up.
"You cried?"
Xiao Qing, who quietly appeared next to Pei Wende and leaned against the door frame, asked curiously.
"cry?"
Raising his head little by little, Pei Wende finally didn't make any pretense this time, but showed a deep sadness.
“It’s not quite there yet, but it’s almost there.”
After a slight pause in his tone, Pei Wende looked at Xiao Qing, who was curious but confused, and continued to speak softly.
"Although I have known for a long time that the old monk's heart has been damaged and his lifespan is running out..."
"But it wasn't until today that I felt deeply that the mad monk who was able to subdue dragons and tigers is now so old."
"Ordinary ascetics who have achieved a breakthrough in their innate nature and achieved a golden body still have five hundred years to live, let alone the mad monk Lingyou who was once rampant and famous in the world."
"But now he is only in his early sixties, but he is already very old."
Listening to Pei Wende's story quietly, although Xiaoqing didn't have much expression on her face, her eyes at the moment revealed her complicated mood.
"You are...fearful!"
It was obviously a question sentence, but when Xiao Qing said this sentence, his tone was very sure.
"Birth, old age, illness, and death are human nature, and they are also the source of people's greatest fear."
"Who can accept it calmly as they watch the people around them grow old or even die?"
Standing up again, Pei Wende whispered with firm eyes.
"I know that the old monk has been ready to see the Buddha for a long time, but I can't accept it."
"So I want to save him, no matter how high the price is."
Keenly aware of the determination in Pei Wende's words, Xiaoqing just asked very calmly.
"Is this related to your decision to recognize your relatives?"
Xiao Qing believed that when Pei Wende said such things at this time, it was definitely not just because he wanted to find someone to talk to.
To practice, you must first cultivate your heart. Pei Wende's character determines that he is not the kind of person who likes to complain.
Pei Wende prefers to take the initiative to solve problems rather than simply complaining and talking.
"There must be a certain relationship!"
Pei Wende said this with a smile on his face again.
"The heart pulse is one of the most important central acupuncture points of the human body. How easy is it to repair it?"
"The medical skills I learned from Divine Doctor Lu are simply not enough. I still need more medical knowledge."
"Just in time, isn't the Pei family planning to return to Chang'an and regain its power?"
"If you have a relationship with them, it will be easier to find a way to heal your heart, isn't it?"
However, in the face of Pei Wende's rhetoric, Xiaoqing's behavior was callous.
"Such a utilitarian idea is not in line with your character."
"Or, this is just one of your many ideas."
After spending such a long time with Pei Wende, Xiaoqing knew his character well, but it was not something that ordinary people could compare to.
"You want to investigate what really happened twenty years ago?"
"You want to know how Mohu Luojia appears in your body?"
"You even want to avenge Zen Master Lingyou and find the enemy who severely damaged his heart..."
After giving out multiple more appropriate and correct "answers" in succession, Xiaoqing's expression remained as calm as ever.
"No matter what your true thoughts are, you must go back to the Pei family to recognize your relatives and meet the 'father' who chose to abandon you twenty years ago to preserve the family."
Without denying any of Xiao Qing's remarks, Pei Wende, who was smiling, just asked loudly.
"Maybe what you said is right."
"But the most important thing now is, are you willing to go back with me?"
"Whether it's inserting a 'living dragon vein' into my body, making me the mastermind behind the auspicious soul boy and the elixir of longevity..."
"Or a Taoist master who can severely injure the old monk and force him to retire..."
"Even those enemies and demons that the old monk offended when he was young..."
"These people are not good people. I will definitely become enemies with them when I go back this time."
"In this case, are you still willing to go back with me?"
Slowly tightening his grip on the green snake sword at his waist, Xiao Qing finally just sighed helplessly.
"Do you think I still have a choice?"
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